Talks on Malta Civil Protection plan

A Delegation of the Corpo delle Capitanerie di Porto Guardia Costieri, headed by Comandante Roberto Patruno, arrived in Malta for talks in relation to the Malta Civil Protection Master Plan with the Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Joe Mizzi.

The Delegation arrived on the Costieri ship "C.P. Banock" on Monday, 9^th February, and is due to leave on Wednesday 25^th February.

The objective of these talks is to create an operational structure capable of controlling and providing the necessary assistance in marine emergencies, with the four vessels procured by the Civil Protection Department through funds provided by the Fourth Financial Protocol between the Italian and Maltese Governments.

The Italian Delegation had meetings with various Departments in order to provide a plan for the setting-up of a Marine Unit for the Civil Protection Department and in the necessary operational systems for the four vessels recently procured by the Department.

Present for these meetings were Dott. Marco Colombo, the Italian Ambassador for Malta, Mr. Louis Cilia, Permanent Secretary, Home Affairs and Mr. Joe Micallef, Director, Civil Protection.